Woah, take it easy buddy... we're all on the same side here. All you're doing right now is making assumptions about me and my views.
You think I'm intentionally ignoring good plays?? I also don't seek out bad plays either... And where have I said he's 100% invisible...? Really...?
You can think what you want, but I try to watch hockey without my "Leafs-coloured glasses"... I've made it clear that I do think Bracco is highly skilled with good edgework and vision... This is very evident when he has lots of room to play around with. Where I am concerned is that I have yet to see plus strength, speed, motor/drive, defensive abilities in Bracco's play... This will make him a lot less effective on 5v5 at the pro level. For an under-average sized player, he NEEDS to have most of these skills to be an effective NHLer. There have been plenty of skilled players with good edgework and vision to not even come close to the NHL, so when I've been bringing up my concerns, all I'm saying is people need to hamper expectations.
What exactly am I saying wrong here...?
At the end of the day, I'd probably list Bracco as a #10-12 prospect in our system... nothing wrong with that, is there?
What I find most anoying is that some people automatically call me a "hater" simply because I have different opinions... Not only in hockey talk, but I see this all the time in social/political discussions... Just because you have a differing opinions doesn't make the other person 'evil' or a 'hater'...